A claim is going viral about Anjali Birla, daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, that she has become an IAS officer through dubious means.
Fake news peddler Neha Singh Rathore wrote, “Anjali Birla, daughter of ‘soft-spoken and fair’ Lok Sabha speaker Om Prakash Birla, cleared the 2019 UPSC in the first attempt and was selected for IAS. I am sure that he must have passed this exam with complete honesty. Absolutely NEET and clean.” (Archived link)
लोकसभा के ‘मृदुभाषी और न्यायप्रिय’ स्पीकर ओम प्रकाश बिरला की बेटी अंजली बिरला ने फर्स्ट अटेम्प्ट में 2019 का UPSC क्लियर किया था और IAS के लिए चुनी गयी थीं.
— Neha Singh Rathore (@nehafolksinger) June 27, 2024
मुझे विश्वास है कि उन्होंने ये परीक्षा पूरी ईमानदारी से पास की होगी. 🙃
एकदम NEET एंड Clean. pic.twitter.com/zaiyJkvv1L
User Brind Kumar wrote, “Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, who is a number one dictator, his daughter, who used to do modeling, suddenly appeared for the IAS exam and became an IAS in the first attempt. Is UPSC also corrupt like the agency that conducts NEET exam? Should this also be investigated?” (Archived link)
लोकसभा स्पीकर ओम बिड़ला जो एक नंबर के तानाशाह ब्यक्ति हैं उनकी बेटी जो मॉडलिंग करती थी उसे अचानक आईएएस की परीक्षा में बैठी और पहले अटेंप्ट में आईएएस बन गई UPSC भी NEET परीक्षा कराने वाली एजेंसी की तरह भ्रष्ट है इसकी भी जाँच हो? pic.twitter.com/K1Qmqu7G3n
— Brind Kumar (@brind_kumar) June 26, 2024
The parody account of Dhruv Rathee wrote, “Anjali Birla, daughter of the LokSabha Speaker Om Birla, out of nowhere appeared for UPSC exam and cleared in the first attempt. Is UPSC going the NEET way?” (Archived link)
Anjali Birla, daughter of the LokSabha Speaker Om Birla, out of nowhere appeared for UPSC exam and cleared in the first attempt.
— Dhruv Rathee (Parody) (@dhruvrahtee) June 27, 2024
Is UPSC going the NEET way?#UPSC2024 #NEETPaperLeak #NTABan pic.twitter.com/hq5WFupsqf
Handle Rofl Lalu wrote, “Om Birla ji’s modelling daughter Anjali Birla suddenly appeared in the IAS exam and became an IAS in the first attempt. How did this happen?” (Archived link)
ओम बिरला जी की मॉडलिंग करने वाली बेटी अंजली बिरला अचानक आईएएस की परीक्षा में बैठी और पहले अटेंप्ट में आईएएस बन गई।
— Rofl Lalu (@Rofl_Lalu) June 27, 2024
कैसे हुआ ये? pic.twitter.com/XJCsvmNyjX
Ankit Singh wrote, “Om Birla’s daughter Anjali Birla used to do modeling earlier, yes the same modeling… Suddenly in 2019, I cleared UPSC in my first attempt and got selected for IAS. Seeing the malpractices in NEET exam, you must have understood how Om Birla’s daughter would have cleared UPSC.” (Archived link)
ओम बिरला की बेटी अंजलि बिरला पहले मॉडलिंग करती थी, हां वही वाली मॉडलिंग…
— Ankit Singh (@AnkitRadheY007) June 27, 2024
2019 में अचानक से पहले प्रयास में UPSC निकला और IAS के लिए चुन ली गई।
नीट परीक्षा में हुई धंधेबाजी को देख कर आप समझ ही गए होंगे कि ओम बिरला की बेटी ने कैसे UPSC निकाला होगा। pic.twitter.com/njs1Ly5Bz3
ShivRaj user wrote, “Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter who used to do modelling suddenly became an IAS! Where people are not able to clear an exam by working hard day and night, Anjali Birla cleared IAS!!” (Archived link)
ओम बिरला लोकसभा स्पीकर की बिटिया जो कि मॉडलिंग करती थी फिर अचानक IAS बन गईं!
— ShivRaj Yadav (@shivaydv_) June 26, 2024
जहां लोग दिन रात मेहनत करके एक परीक्षा नहीं निकाल पाते वहां अंजली बिरला ने IAS निकाल दिया !! #Ombirla #parliamentsession pic.twitter.com/JUHwcnI0pT
Fake news peddler Congress supporter account Ravinder Kapur wrote, “She is Anjali Birla , Daughter Of LS Speaker Om Birla , She Is Into Modelling . Not Surprised At All That She Has Cleared Her UPSC Exam in Her Very First Atempt and Is All Set To Became An IAS Officer.” (Archived link)
She is Anjali Birla , Daughter Of
— Ravinder Kapur. (@RavinderKapur2) June 27, 2024
LS Speaker Om Birla , She Is Into Modelling .
Not Surprised At All That She Has Cleared Her UPSC Exam in Her Very First Atempt and Is All Set To Became An IAS Officer.#NEETPaperLeak pic.twitter.com/nGO2lBLpmy
Journalist Poonam Joshi wrote, “In India normal people say to their children “Kuch padh loge to kuch ban jaoge” translates as If you study you might become something in life. But for kids like Anjali Birla all they have to do is be born to someone like Om Birla!” (Archived link)
In India normal people say to their children “Kuch padh loge to kuch ban jaoge” translates as If you study you might become something in life.
— Poonam Joshi (@PoonamJoshi_) June 27, 2024
But for kids like Anjali Birla all they have to do is be born to someone like Om Birla! #AnjaliBirla #civilservices #UPSC2024 pic.twitter.com/IHG0YKm9tD
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Fact Check
In our fact-check research, we searched the UPSC website and found a notification issued on January 4, 2021. This notification stated that the result of the Civil Services Main Examination 2019 was released on August 4, 2020, listing the names of 829 candidates. Since the total number of vacancies was 927, the commission released a consolidated reserve list under Rule No. 16 (4) & (5) of the Civil Services Examination Rules. This list included the names of 89 candidates, among whom Anjali Birla’s name appeared at number 67 with roll number 0851876.
To get selected in UPSC, one has to pass two exams: the preliminary and the main. When we checked the result of the UPSC preliminary exam for the year 2019, we found Anjali’s roll number in the list of successful candidates.
After this, we also found the result of the UPSC main examination for the year 2019. In this result, declared on January 14, 2020, Anjali’s roll number is also present in the list of successful candidates.
Furthermore, we also found a report of Anjali Birla’s conversation with NDTV. According to this report, Anjali said, “I am shocked that even after giving the exam, I have to give a clarification that I studied for it, but I think this has made me stronger because I may have to face such criticisms in the future too. It has made me mature as a human being.” She added, “I was very honest with myself throughout. My close friends know how hard I have worked.” Amidst trolling, Anjali wrote in a post, “The UPSC Civil Services Examination is held in three stages over a period of one year, and you can become a civil servant only if you succeed in all these three stages. The UPSC CSE has a completely clean and transparent process; there is no ‘backhand entry.’ Please respect this institution.”
Moreover, Anjali has also told in one of her Instagram posts that UPSC Civil Services Examination is conducted in three phases in a year. You can become a civil servant only if you pass all three. UPSC CSE is a very fair and transparent process. There is no backhand entry in it.
Conclusion: It is evident from our fact check research that the claim of passing the UPSC exam in a dubious mean is false. Anjali had cleared the prelims and mains exam and also cleared the personal interview.
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